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LOCAL NEWS
Fiordland Advocate
Page 4 | 12 January, 2012
The widower and son of New
Zealand astronomer and
cosmologist Beatrice Tinsley made
a special visit to Fiordland over
the Christmas period to visit the
mountain named in her honour.
Beatrice Tinsley was born in
England but emigrated to New
Zealand – first to Christchurch and
then to New Plymouth – with her
family after WWII.
She was an outstanding scholar
and completed a Master of
Science with First Class Honours
in Physics in 1961, marrying fellow
physics student Brian Tinsley in
the same year. After graduating,
Brian was offered a job at the
South West Centre for Advanced
Studies, in Dallas, Texas and the
couple moved there.
Dr Tinsley went on to make
fundamental contributions to the
astronomical understanding of
how galaxies evolve with time. She
completed pioneering theoretical
studies of how populations
of stars age and affect the
observable qualities of galaxies.
She also collaborated on basic
research into models investigating
whether the universe is closed or
open.
Her galaxy models led to the
first approximation of what
protogalaxies should look like.
But her success was not without
great sacrifice.
Restricted in Texas and, after
years of trying to balance home
family and a commuting career,
she left her family in 1974. This
enabled her to climb the ladder
of success to the heights of Yale
University as well as becoming a
global feminist icon.
Dr Tinsley died in 1981 but her
story has been told in books
and on stage in a play called
“Bright Star”. And she has been
immortalised in space with her
own asteroid and on Earth with
scholarships named in her honour.
In December 2010, following
submissions by Manapouri
historian Aaron Nicholson, the
New Zealand Geographic Board
officially named a prominent peak
in Fiordland’s Kepler Mountains
(which are named for the
astronomer Johannes Kepler) as
Mt Tinsley.
It was that recognition that drew
Professor Brian Tinsley and son
Walter, who still live in the United
States, to Fiordland over the
Christmas period. Though in his
mid 70s, Prof Tinsley wanted to
walk on foot the alpine section
of the Kepler Track to spend
his Christmas in the Iris Burn
Hut at the foot of his late wife’s
mountain. The pair caught a
helicopter from the Iris Burn and
had a closer look at the mountain
as well as Mount Pickering to the
West.
Mr Nicholson said the Tinsleys
were taken with the beautiful
cluster of alpine lakes on the
western slopes of Mt
Tinsley (the Beatrice Tarns)
and were honoured that
Beatrice, a great lover of nature
and mountains, should be
immortalised in such a place.
The Tinsleys were also guests at
a dinner at Manapouri in their
honour. One of the many things
discussed was some form of
information panel about Beatrice
Tinsley’s story on the Kepler
Track or even at Manapouri, Mr
Nicholson said.
“A discussion, I understand, also
was brought up with the Iris Burn
hut warden as well.
“There is some thought that a
sculpture of sorts could be in
order using some of the region’s
creative talent – something
that can express the emotion
of what was a brilliant life and,
underneath, quite a sad love
story,” he said.
Star scientist remembered on mountain
Walter and Brian Tinsley with Mount Tinsley in the background.
PHOTO: Aaron Nicholson
Te Anau police have made
four arrests in relation to
illegal spotlighting on Mount
Nicholas Road last year.
Constable James Ure said
two 18-year-olds from
Invercargill and two 17-year-
olds, from Te Anau and
Dipton, would be appearing
in the Invercargill District Court
on January 20 to face charges of
unlawful hunting.
Mr Ure said illegal hunting,
particularly spotlighting, had
been causing landowners a great
deal of concern during the past
six months. Police hoped these
arrests would serve as a reminder
to people who shot wild deer on
private land that police would
investigate and prosecute.
And he hoped it would be a
deterrent to others.
“If we have sufficient evidence,
anyone caught up there will be
prosecuted,” he said.
Police turn spotlight on illegal hunting